Creating Lightroom Presets
Creating presets in Lightroom is a breeze! It takes just a few steps to create your own custom preset. The first step is to enter the Develop module by pressing “D” on the keyboard, or by clicking on Develop at top right.
Next, use the settings on the panel on the right to apply some settings to an image. We can tweak exposure, adjust curves and black levels, and even apply custom color effects. Additional options such as lens corrections are also available.
Now that we have applied some settings to the image we are working with, we have the groundwork laid to create a preset with. Any settings applied to the image are now slated to be added to the preset.
On the left side, you’ll see the panel that features presets. To create a new preset, all that you need to do is press the “+” button. Now, a new window appears that allows us to customize the settings to include in the preset. Each portion of the effects we applied can be either checked or unchecked to include within the preset.
After choosing what parts of the edit that you want to include on the edit, make sure to give it a name and then press “Save.” That’s it! You now have presets, ready to apply to your images.
Installing Lightroom Presets
If you’ve downloaded other presets, you will need to install them in Lightroom in order to use them. Often times, presets will come in packs in zip archives. The first step will be to extract the zip files to a folder on your computer.
After extracting the presets, the first thing that I like to do is right-click in the Preset panel and create a new folder for my downloaded presets. I like putting all of my custom presets in their own folder to keep things organized.
After we’ve created our folder for presets, all that we need to do is right-click the folder we’ve created and then choose “import.”
A window will pop up to allow us to browse to the folder with the presets we downloaded. Point it to the folder of presets you want to install, and then select the presets to add to Lightroom. You can select multiple presets by holding shift and clicking to select a range of presets.
Click “Import” to confirm and that’s all that there is to it! Your downloaded presets are now ready to use.
100 Free Lightroom Presets
We’ve done some scouring of the web to find 100 of the best Lightroom presets. Do you have presets of your own that you love? Make sure to share them in the comments below. Click the titles of the presets to be taken to the download site. You’ll see some repeated images in these links because we personally created the before-and-after images. We didn’t want to rely on the creators of the preset to provide the examples. Presets are supposed to just work, no intense Photoshopping afterward.
8 Epic Lightroom Presets for Weddings
Holga Lightroom Presets
Bad Ass Film Look
Goldy Browny Effect Preset
Kevin Hosford Summer Presets
Lightroom Sin City Preset
Black and White Film Presets
Color Print Film Presets
Vintage Lightroom Presets
HDR Style Lightroom Presets
Velvia Film Style Lightroom Presets
Polaroid Style Presets
Faded Film Look Preset
14 Free Wonderland Presets
6 Free Black and White Presets
Catchingsand Lightroom B+W Pack 1
Ksouthv2 Camera Portrait
fa-photo Obvious Details
The Prairie Lightroom Preset
ipawluk Color Isolates Presets
Copper Tone Skin Preset
Silky Smooth Skin Preset
Desaturate Me Preset
Light leak + punch + Grain Preset
SaraJ3an Brigthen Preset Pack
Black & White Infrared
Camera Dojo Lightroom Essentials
Vivian Chung Cross Processing
Focus Street Life Presets
The 300 Look Preset
Fall Foliage Preset
Wedding Fantasy Preset
Instagram Nashville Preset
Nostalgic Summer Presets
The Hangover Movie Look Preset
Wedding Day Preset
Ice Cold Preset
Hawaii Five-O Inspired Preset
The Ultimate Fighter Inspired Preset
Vintage Vegas Presets
The Twilight Inspired Preset
Hard Edgy Look Presets
Warm and Fuzzy Effect Preset
The Cutting Edge Preset
Intensive Heaven Preset
Fashion Shot Preset
Presets for Weddings
Fashion Darlings Presets
Dustin’s Fashion Look Presets
Underwater Presets
Old Touch Presets
Polo Ralph Lauren Style Preset
Yeah High Contrast Preset
Post Apocalyptic Preset
Night Palettes
Sweet Presets
“A Good one for Everything” – Cinema Style Preset
Purple Haze Preset
Milky Noir Preset
Muted Tones Presets
John and Marcus Salvation
Holly Orange and Teal Preset
Analogue Love 3 Preset
Lightroom Green Preset
Lightroom Archived Grain Preset
Dust Storm Inspired Preset
Rockwell Warm Preset
Steller Lightroom Presets
190 Free Lightroom Presets from OnOne Software
Warming Lightroom Preset
Daido Moriyama Style Presets
Cinematic Lightroom Presets
Old Skool Toning Preset
Mad Dash Dramatic Style Preset
Another World Lightroom Presets
Lightroom Fake HDR Effect
ipawluk Surreal Color Pack
640 Pixels Presets
28 Free Presets from Christian Wolf
Gavin’s Polaroid Preset
Silver Shadows B&W Presets
Analogue Love 1 Preset
Shadow Crusher Preset
Sharp Washed Preset
Farm Girl Writes Lightroom Presets
Painting Art Style Preset
Pencil Drawing Preset
27 Free Presets by Bryan Wheeler
Photography Concentrate Lightroom Presets
Albert deBrujin Film Type Presets
Fuji Acros Film Preset
Experimental Color Presets
Mediterranean Scenes Preset
Kelvin Borders Preset
Almost Black & White Preset
BDP Glamour Look Preset
Asakusa Preset
The Look of Beijing Preset
Old Film in Latin America
XAnalog Basic Preset
Creating Lightroom Presets
Creating presets in Lightroom is a breeze! It takes just a few steps to create your own custom preset. The first step is to enter the Develop module by pressing “D” on the keyboard, or by clicking on Develop at top right.
Next, use the settings on the panel on the right to apply some settings to an image. We can tweak exposure, adjust curves and black levels, and even apply custom color effects. Additional options such as lens corrections are also available.
Now that we have applied some settings to the image we are working with, we have the groundwork laid to create a preset with. Any settings applied to the image are now slated to be added to the preset.
On the left side, you’ll see the panel that features presets. To create a new preset, all that you need to do is press the “+” button. Now, a new window appears that allows us to customize the settings to include in the preset. Each portion of the effects we applied can be either checked or unchecked to include within the preset.
After choosing what parts of the edit that you want to include on the edit, make sure to give it a name and then press “Save.” That’s it! You now have presets, ready to apply to your images.
Installing Lightroom Presets
If you’ve downloaded other presets, you will need to install them in Lightroom in order to use them. Often times, presets will come in packs in zip archives. The first step will be to extract the zip files to a folder on your computer.
After extracting the presets, the first thing that I like to do is right-click in the Preset panel and create a new folder for my downloaded presets. I like putting all of my custom presets in their own folder to keep things organized.
After we’ve created our folder for presets, all that we need to do is right-click the folder we’ve created and then choose “import.”
A window will pop up to allow us to browse to the folder with the presets we downloaded. Point it to the folder of presets you want to install, and then select the presets to add to Lightroom. You can select multiple presets by holding shift and clicking to select a range of presets.
Click “Import” to confirm and that’s all that there is to it! Your downloaded presets are now ready to use.
100 Free Lightroom Presets
We’ve done some scouring of the web to find 100 of the best Lightroom presets. Do you have presets of your own that you love? Make sure to share them in the comments below. Click the titles of the presets to be taken to the download site. You’ll see some repeated images in these links because we personally created the before-and-after images. We didn’t want to rely on the creators of the preset to provide the examples. Presets are supposed to just work, no intense Photoshopping afterward.
8 Epic Lightroom Presets for Weddings
Holga Lightroom Presets
Bad Ass Film Look
Goldy Browny Effect Preset
Kevin Hosford Summer Presets
Lightroom Sin City Preset
Black and White Film Presets
Color Print Film Presets
Vintage Lightroom Presets
HDR Style Lightroom Presets
Velvia Film Style Lightroom Presets
Polaroid Style Presets
Faded Film Look Preset
14 Free Wonderland Presets
6 Free Black and White Presets
Catchingsand Lightroom B+W Pack 1
Ksouthv2 Camera Portrait
fa-photo Obvious Details
The Prairie Lightroom Preset
ipawluk Color Isolates Presets
Copper Tone Skin Preset
Silky Smooth Skin Preset
Desaturate Me Preset
Light leak + punch + Grain Preset
SaraJ3an Brigthen Preset Pack
Black & White Infrared
Camera Dojo Lightroom Essentials
Vivian Chung Cross Processing
Focus Street Life Presets
The 300 Look Preset
Fall Foliage Preset
Wedding Fantasy Preset
Instagram Nashville Preset
Nostalgic Summer Presets
The Hangover Movie Look Preset
Wedding Day Preset
Ice Cold Preset
Hawaii Five-O Inspired Preset
The Ultimate Fighter Inspired Preset
Vintage Vegas Presets
The Twilight Inspired Preset
Hard Edgy Look Presets
Warm and Fuzzy Effect Preset
The Cutting Edge Preset
Intensive Heaven Preset
Fashion Shot Preset
Presets for Weddings
Fashion Darlings Presets
Dustin’s Fashion Look Presets
Underwater Presets
Old Touch Presets
Polo Ralph Lauren Style Preset
Yeah High Contrast Preset
Post Apocalyptic Preset
Night Palettes
Sweet Presets
“A Good one for Everything” – Cinema Style Preset
Purple Haze Preset
Milky Noir Preset
Muted Tones Presets
John and Marcus Salvation
Holly Orange and Teal Preset
Analogue Love 3 Preset
Lightroom Green Preset
Lightroom Archived Grain Preset
Dust Storm Inspired Preset
Rockwell Warm Preset
Steller Lightroom Presets
190 Free Lightroom Presets from OnOne Software
Warming Lightroom Preset
Daido Moriyama Style Presets
Cinematic Lightroom Presets
Old Skool Toning Preset
Mad Dash Dramatic Style Preset
Another World Lightroom Presets
Lightroom Fake HDR Effect
ipawluk Surreal Color Pack
640 Pixels Presets
28 Free Presets from Christian Wolf
Gavin’s Polaroid Preset
Silver Shadows B&W Presets
Analogue Love 1 Preset
Shadow Crusher Preset
Sharp Washed Preset
Farm Girl Writes Lightroom Presets
Painting Art Style Preset
Pencil Drawing Preset
27 Free Presets by Bryan Wheeler
Photography Concentrate Lightroom Presets
Albert deBrujin Film Type Presets
Fuji Acros Film Preset
Experimental Color Presets
Mediterranean Scenes Preset
Kelvin Borders Preset
Almost Black & White Preset
BDP Glamour Look Preset
Asakusa Preset
The Look of Beijing Preset
Old Film in Latin America
XAnalog Basic Preset
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